Mar 13, 2014

Ending Social Security Number Printouts

To meet the increasing demands for our
service, we need to make changes to how
we provide some services to our customers.
To protect the integrity of the Social Security
number and prevent fraud, we will discontinue
providing Social Security number printouts
effective August 1, 2014. If you need proof of
your Social Security number and you do not
have your Social Security card, you will need
to request a replacement Social Security card
by completing the
Application for a Social
Security Card
(
Form SS-5
) and providing the
required documentation.

Also, effective October 1, 2014, Social
Security will stop providing benefit verification
letters in our offices. You will still be able to
get an instant letter online with a personal
my
Social Security
account or you may call
us toll-free to request a letter by mail.

I think that ceasing the agency had already announced the end of benefit verification letters but I believe that ending Social Security number printouts is new.

3 comments:

In my experience, a lot of people simply want proof of SSN because they just moved to the state and need to show it to the DMV to get their driver's license. By no longer providing this it seems that it will not only delay them getting a new license, but it's more work on our end to give them something that they don't even really want.